JMH International, LLC

Recall #F-0159-2021 · Initiated 2020-10-21

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What happened

Chef Myron's Premium Shoyu Sauce was labeled as gluten-free, but it contains fermented soy sauce made from wheat that wasn't processed to remove gluten. This means the product contains gluten despite the label claim.

Who is at risk

People with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, or those who avoid gluten for medical reasons should be concerned.

What to do

If you have this product, do not consume it if you need to avoid gluten. Check your pantry for the item numbers 400023077 (1-gallon bottles) or 400023279 (5-gallon pails) and discard them or return them to the store where you purchased them.

Product

Chef Myron's Premium Shoyu Sauce, 1 GAL (3.78 L), Item # 400023077, 2 bottles/case; 5 GAL (18.92 L), Item # 400023279, plastic pail

Reason for recall

Product utilized a gluten-free claim but has as an ingredient a fermented soy sauce that is produced from wheat which was not processed to remove the gluten prior to fermentation.

Quantity affected

2786 cases, 681 pails

Distribution

Nationwide.

Lot / code info

Batch: J091890A; Expiration: 09/18/2021 Batch: J011500A; Expiration: 01/15/2022 Batch: J022500A; Expiration: 02/25/2022 Batch: J103190A; Expiration: 10/31/2021 Batch: J110190A; Expiration: 11/01/2021 Batch: J121290A; Expiration: 12/12/2021 Batch: J012300A; Expiration: 01/23/2022 Batch: J022000A; Expiration: 02/20/2022

Voluntary / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

E-Mail

Terminated

2021-08-09